Gobaad says:

Setting your business on fire in protest in order to make a point and to inspire others is not a good idea at all. And yes, it is a bad image for the capital to have so many street vendors in every corner and adjacent to other people's home. People who returned from Somaliland have confirmed how bad it looks. But then again, the government has to educate the street vendors, give a time to absorb the change and then give them an alternative places to move to and not to just get a big stick and ask them to leave because that is how they make their living.

Ahmed says:

This guy is smart for setting his table and items on fire instead himself, he made his point, now the government should reinburse him for the items he has lost, These vendors are poor and mobile so why chase him from his location?

cimraan says:

the analogy with Tunisia is not valid. Somaliland gov is an elected gov not a dictatorship as in Tunisia during the protest. Venders. The venders in Hargeisa were given amble time and notices through radio and personal contact. He was one of those who were trying to frustrate the authorities by not dismantling his illegal built shack. what he did is criminal because he put other business in danger. People, this city was buried alive by street venders and buses who park anywhere they please. streets were closed as a result. There were no side walks for pedestrians. People and cars were using the same space. all because of these venders and shacks. A shanty town inside a big city. Man, it was horrible situation. I hated that orange plastic they use for shade and cover. It reached a point where you can't walk let alone drive in Hargeisa. It was a nightmare. We don't need a capital that looks like a mad max city. I am glad the corrupt MAYER finally recognized the right of the capital population to be able to walk in safety in their city.

ComeAgain says:

Well wannabe somalilander since your CONSTANTLY here to read their comments that they post CONSTANTLY then perhaps you're like them living off food stamps reading comments that other folks post up with nothing to do somewhere in the diaspora inbetween your taxi shifts and coffee at tim hortons.

Man, kayse and gobaad probably showed you to be a fool on some other post, and now here you are crying like a little b yt ch. And now even I have the drop on ya!

I suggest to find some walawayne site to squat in because we Landers take care of your kind like a mother takes care of a rash on her babies behind…lickty split!

Take Care Now!

Abraham says:

I feel sorry for the plight of our poor citizens who have no social security to fall back on in situations like this. I think the problem of overcrowding in Hargeisa's downtown could be solved by enacting a law in parliament which makes the acquisition of trading license from the local authorities compulsory for all those who want to set up shop anywhere in the country. Once this law is in place, the Hargeisa local government should set up markets in each suburb so that businesses are evenly distributed throughout the city just like London and other developed places. There should be no need for someone living in Dunbuluq for instance, to go all the way to the down town just to get his/her weekly shopping. Each suburb should be self-contained.

Allemagan says:

@Gobaad

Sorry I will not stoop that low.

Farhaan Faarah says:

You are not using your common senses this gangs calling themselves kulmiye fans are violating human rights and destroying the weakest of the weake. There was a say old people were saying in the past that the rich east Indians when the eat the food and over satisfy their craving of the meal they wash their hands over their left over food while the poor people around them are starving. Now you guys and the regime in Hargaysa are acting the same. People are suffering, the system is corrupted, very few people are behaving like they own the whole state but north Somalia is doing worse than South Somalia.

jama says:

Grammar Grammar Gammar Grammar